When an insurance company says you don’t look like you’re in pain, it’s using a common excuse to avoid paying your claim. Many people in real pain hide it as a matter of self-respect. Records from your doctors and your daily life can help show what your injury actually does to you.
When an Insurer Questions Your Pain
Insurance companies will use many different excuses to avoid making payments on a claim. One frequent excuse is that the person who’s claiming to be injured doesn’t “look like” or “act like” they’re in pain. Insurers will go to great lengths to avoid taking videos in situations where the recording will show you looking as though you’re hurting. They’ll argue that because you’re apparently able to walk into a filmed deposition in a conference room without help, you must not be in as much pain as you say you are.
To learn how insurers watch claimants outside of depositions too, read Insurance Surveillance After a Colorado Car Crash.
This is the kind of nonsense we deal with almost daily at Greer Law Group. Many people experience pain on a regular basis, whether from a crash or a debilitating disease, and do a very good job of hiding that pain from others. They don’t do this because they’re trying to defraud any insurance company; they do it as a matter of self-respect. People who are chronically in pain will often go to great lengths to disguise their pain so that they can have normal interactions with others. That doesn’t mean that they’re not experiencing pain, only that they don’t wish to share their pain with the world.
Records That Describe Your Day-to-Day Limitations
Talk with your lawyer about records like these:
- Treatment notes from your doctors and therapists
- Any restrictions your doctor has given you
- Days or hours you’ve missed from work
- An accurate, dated account of what your injury keeps you from doing
Some injuries don’t show up right away. Read Delayed Symptoms After a Car Crash: 6 Signs to Discuss.
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Help When an Insurer Doubts Your Injury
At Greer Law Group, we understand the lengths that insurance companies will go to deny legitimate claims from clients who have been seriously or permanently injured and are suffering as a result of those injuries. In fact, Marlo Greer has some thoughts on this topic that she explores in a recent TikTok.
We can help you pursue the compensation you’re entitled to, whether it’s through negotiating with an insurance company on your behalf or filing a lawsuit against someone who hurt you. Don’t fall for insurance company tricks! Call Greer Law Group today at 303-331-6460, or use our contact form to schedule a free consultation about your situation.
